单词 | lam |
释义 | lam lam1 /lam/, v. , lammed, lamming. Slang. v.t. 1. to beat; thrash. v.i. 2. to beat; strike; thrash (usually fol. by out or into). [1590-1600; < ON lamdi, past tense of lemja to beat; akin to LAME1] lam2 /lam/, n. , v. , lammed, lamming. Slang. n. 1. a hasty escape; flight. 2. on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, esp. from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail. 3. take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again. v.i. 4. to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished. [1885-90; special use of LAM1. Compare beat it! be off!] /lahm/, n. the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet. [ < Ar; see LAMBDA] |
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